Videodrome 4K UHD

Release Year: 1983

Runtime: 88 min

Director: David Cronenberg

Cast: James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson

Studios: Filmplan International

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.

Special Features:

4K digital restoration

of the unrated version, approved by director David Cronenberg, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack | One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features | Two audio commentaries, one featuring Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin, the other actors James Woods and Deborah Harry | Camera (2000), a short film by Cronenberg | Forging the New Flesh, a short documentary by filmmaker Michael Lennick about Videodrome’s video and prosthetic makeup effects | Effects Men, an audio interview with makeup effects creator Rick Baker and video effects supervisor Lennick | Bootleg Video, the complete footage of Samurai Dreams and seven minutes of other transmissions from “Videodrome,” presented in their original, unedited form, with filmmaker commentary | Fear on Film, a roundtable discussion from 1982 with Cronenberg and filmmakers John Carpenter, John Landis, and Mick Garris | Original theatrical trailers and promotional featurette | Stills gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes production photos and posters | English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

PLUS

Essays by writers Carrie Rickey, Tim Lucas, and Gary Indiana

Technical Specifications:

• 4K digital restoration
• Dolby Vision HDR
• 1.85:1 aspect ratio